Welcome to the COMMERCIAL ENERGY

BENCHMARKING INTRODUCTORY FORUM

Presented by: Montgomery County USGBC-NCR

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Overview of the new legislation

PRESENTER: Michelle Vigen

Senior Energy Planner

Department of Environmental Protection

ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager

PRESENTER: Leslie Cook,

Program Manager

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Improving Access to Utility Data

PRESENTER: Manuel Vera

Program Manager

Pepco

Experience with benchmarking &

benefits

PANELISTS: Matthew Praske Project Manager

WRIT

Eugenia Gregorio Director of Corporate

Responsibility The Tower Companies

Thursday November 6, 2014

COMMERCIAL ENERGY BENCHMARKING

INTRODUCTORY FORUM

Thank you to our event sponsors! Coffee Sponsor Venue Sponsor

Montgomery County Building Energy Benchmarking

Michelle Vigen, Senior Energy Planner Department of Environmental Protection Montgomery County

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

November 6, 2014

Why Benchmark?

• Track Costs: Energy is the largest non-fixed expense • Market Transparency: Reward efficient operations • Smart Business Management: Plan and project resources

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

“Even if you don’t measure it, you still must manage it.”

So why not measure it?

Why Benchmark?

County Goal

“to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050 from the FY05 base year…”

• Buildings are largest

contributor to GHG • Commercial is 1/3 of

total

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Adopted Bill

• Introduced January 2014 and passed May 2014 • Following best practices of other jurisdictions, requires

building owners of certain non-residential buildings report and disclose energy use

• Main Changes – County will “lead-by-example” – Non-residential (No multi-family) – Deadlines extended – Auditing and Retro-commissioning aspects removed – Development of a Work Group

• Benchmarking Bill 2-14 ≠ IgCC (Green Construction Code)

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Scope

“Covered Buildings” – County Buildings: 50k square feet and greater – Group 1: Non residential 250k square feet and greater – Group 2: Non residential 50k square feet up to Group 1

• The Covered Buildings focus on the largest and

most cost-effective opportunities in the county

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Impact

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Deadlines

Group Benchmarked Calendar Year

Deadline

County: 50k sq ft and greater

2014 June 1, 2015

Group 1: 250k sq ft and greater

2015 December 1, 2016

Group 2: 50k sq ft up to Grp 1

2016 December 1, 2017

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Exceptions

Exempt Use Types – Industrial/Manufacturing – Communications/Transport/Utilities

Waivers – Financial distress – Less than 50% occupancy – New construction

Covered Building List • The list of covered buildings will be published on the County

benchmarking website, details TBD. Sources: – Tax Assessor Data – CoStar

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Tenants

Tenant Data – Need aggregate building data – Multiple tenants: Can request aggregate building

data from utilities; no authorization needed for aggregate data

• Thresholds to access aggregate data may vary by utility. E.g. Pepco provides aggregate if there are 5+ tenants.

– Fewer tenants: Request data or authorization no later than March 1

– Tenants to respond within 30 days

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Portfolio Manager (PM)

Free software provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – 40% of commercial building space is in PM – Standard for benchmarking in Boston, New York City,

District of Columbia, Philadelphia, Seattle, and others

• 0ver 1000 buildings in Montgomery County have an account in Portfolio Manager

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Data

Data Verification – Quality control necessary for value of disclosure – Every 3 years by a “licensed professional” – Work group discussing details

Reporting and Disclosure – 1-year grace period of non-disclosure (based on first

compliance deadline)

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Energy Efficiency and Conservation

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Once you’re benchmarked, pursue and track your energy savings…

• Utility Incentives for Energy Efficiency – Benchmarking costs eligible for incentives

• PACE financing: long-term 100% financing – Coming soon by Montgomery County

• Recognition for efficiency improvements • ENERGY STAR Certification

What should I do now?

Sign up for email updates bit.ly/MoCoEnergyNews Learn about the bill

bit.ly/DEPbenchmarking Learn about Portfolio Manager

portfoliomanager.energystar.gov Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Contact info and Next up!

Michelle Vigen

Michelle.Vigen @MontgomeryCounty

MD.gov

240-777-7749

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

Next: Manuel Vera

Program Manager of Commercial and Industrial

Energy Savings, Pepco

Efforts to improve customer access to data, and data automation initiatives

Energy Use Data Access

Enabling Commercial Customers to Take Action

Presented by Manuel Vera November 6, 2014

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Why Measure and Track Energy Use?

• To better understand a facility’s energy consumption over time. • To compare a building’s consumption patterns to others and

evaluate over time. • Enables building managers to “ask the right questions” so they can

– Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency. o Investments in efficiency upgrades o Behavior modification

– Participate in demand response programs – Manage peak load – Reduce waste by detecting usage anomalies

• Reduce energy costs, help the bottom line • Set corporate sustainability goals and track progress • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Tools

Interval electricity usage data Advanced Metering Infrastructure (“Smart Meters”) Third-party analytics software

• Translate raw data into actionable information • Information on a single building or entire building portfolio • Current and historical usage reporting • Interactive facility location maps • Set corporate sustainability goals and track progress

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The Tools Energy benchmarking

• EPA’s Portfolio Manager • Electricity, Natural Gas and Water usage • Building attributes

– Building type (office, hospital, K-12 school) – Hours of operation – Square footage

• Normalized for regional weather • Benchmarking score (0 to 100) • Required in the District of Columbia for buildings over 50,000 sf,

approximately 1,700 buildings • District Department of the Environment will publish benchmarking

scores annually • Pepco worked closely with DDOE during the implementation of the

benchmarking mandate • Pepco and DDOE are partners in the Better Buildings Data

Accelerator program (US EPA)

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Current Methods to Access Pepco Usage Data

Green Button Download • Available since 2012

• Customers can access their data via My Account

Green Button Connect • Data access was expanded in 2014

• Enables machine-to-machine data transfer from Pepco to third-party applications

CEO Online • Online portal available to approximately 4,000 commercial

customers. Green Button capability

• Capacity for additional 3,000 accounts

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Resource Advisor

Developed by Schneider Electric

Provides customers with direct access to their usage data

Analysis capabilities

Building owners/managers can retrieve whole-building, aggregate usage data

Automated uploads of usage data into Portfolio Manager for energy benchmarking

Available to DC users in Q4 2014

Availability will be expanded in 2015 for Maryland customers

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The Challenge

Give customers what they want, in a timely manner

Includes building owners, who may not be customers of Pepco

New billing system currently under development. Expected completion in 2015

Unable to attach external systems during development

Manual process for fulfilling usage requests

Provide a single source of data access for customers and building owners

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Privacy Issues

Strict policies to protect confidentiality of customer information. Includes usage data

Written authorization from the customer of record is required

Building owners (management firms) are often not the customer of record

Impractical for building owners to obtain authorization from multiple tenants in a building

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The Solution: Aggregate Building Data

Provide aggregate building usage data without individual customer authorization

Buildings with five (5) or more electric accounts

Building owners are responsible for providing account identification

Usage request form

Submit Meter Number for each service connection

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Architecture & Data flows

Pepco Commercial Customer

Resource Advisor Pepco Billing

Monthly

Pepco Billing Interval Energy Star

Portfolio Manager

• Energy Star Scores

• Benchmarking Analytics

• Trending Analytics

• End User Access

• Pepco Portfolio Access

Customer Set-up Info

Facility Info

Web services APIs

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Contact Us

For additional information, please contact:

• Manuel Vera mavera@pepco.com (202) 331-4864

• Lorie Shellender

lorie.shellender@pepcoholdings.com (302) 709-7047

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Thank You

Energy Benchmarking with EPA’s ENERGY STAR

Portfolio Manager Leslie Cook

US EPA ENERGY STAR Buildings

November 6, 2014

products 4.8 billion

homes 1.5 million

commercial buildings 24,000

industrial plants 130

The biggest little label in energy efficiency

Why focus on buildings? • Commercial buildings and

industrial facilities generate about 50 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.

• 30 percent of energy consumed in commercial and industrial buildings is wasted.

• Reductions of 10 percent or more in energy use can be possible with little or no cost. – Energy is a controllable cost. – Energy is a significant percentage of

your operating costs and reduces operating profit.

– Any costs you shift from energy cost improve the bottom line.

One Washingtonian Center Gaithersburg, MD

ENERGY STAR Certified 2007-2013

Does benchmarking lead to savings?

Consistent benchmarking in buildings results in energy savings and improved performance.

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More at : www.energystar.gov/datatrends

Benchmarking with ENERGY STAR is the industry standard.

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As of June 2014: – Over 6,000 C&I ENERGY

STAR Partners – Over 70,000 active PM

accounts – More than 350,000 buildings

have been benchmarked in Portfolio Manager.

– More than 40% of U.S. commercial building space has benchmarked in Portfolio Manager.

Buildings Benchmarked in EPA’s Portfolio Manager

State and local programs leverage Portfolio Manager.

A Metrics Calculator that generates key performance indicators. Energy consumption (source, site, weather normalized, EUI) Water consumption (municipally supplied potable and reclaimed, alternative)

Greenhouse gas emissions (indirect, direct, total, avoided)

ENERGY STAR 1-to-100 score (available for many building types) A Management Tool that provides a platform for a strategic energy management Identify high performing facilities for recognition and replicable practices. Prioritize poor performing facilities for immediate improvement. Understand the contribution of energy expenditures to operating costs. Develop a historical perspective and context for future actions and decisions. Establish reference points for measuring and rewarding good performance. Apply for ENERGY STAR certification

Accessible in a free, online secure platform: www.energystar.gov/benchmark

• Live and recorded webinars offered regularly

• Step-by-step training guides, FAQs, and technical reference documents, on-demand user support

Tap into on-demand Portfolio Manager technical assistance.

www.energystar.gov/buildings/training

Gather the information needed to benchmark.

– Property Information • Building type • Name, street address, ZIP/postal code

– Property type data • Gross floor area • Use details (ex. weekly operating hours, number of

computers, number of workers on the main shift, etc)

– Energy consumption data • Property-specific invoice information from all purchased and

on-site generated energy for all fuel types

Choose your data management method.

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Manage all of your buildings in one tool.

Interpret results with the 1-100 ENERGY STAR Score.

INVEST (Scores 1-50)

Facilities in this range offer the greatest opportunity for financial and environmental improvement. Investing in new equipment and enhancing operational practices may have the greatest impact on your bottom line.

ADJUST (Scores 51-74)

Facilities in this range may reap significant savings from concentration on simple, low-cost measures, such as improved operations and maintenance practices. Equipment upgrades could yield additional savings.

MAINTAIN (Scores 75-100)

These top performing facilities offer examples of best practices as well as opportunities to gain recognition. Continue to improve and maintain superior performance by focusing on operations and maintenance.

Set goals and track your progress.

Choose one target or

baseline for all properties

View property-specific details

on targets View graphs

with portfolio-wide

information

Earn ENERGY STAR Certification.

Top 25% of energy- efficient buildings, nationwide.

Use 35% less energy and emit 35% less CO2 than their peers, on average.

Make benchmarking actionable. • Guidelines for Energy Management • Energy Efficiency Competition Planning Guide • Success Stories: Landlords and Tenants • Communications Strategy Planning Guide • “Bring Your Green to Work” Engagement Kit • Action Workbooks for Congregations and Small

Businesses ….much more!

www.energystar.gov/buildings/tools-

and-resources

Thank you

All materials are available at: www.energystar.gov/buildings

Leslie Cook

U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR cook.leslie@epa.gov

202-343-9174

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